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An investor-led organisation of governance professionals, ICGN's mission is to inspire and promote effective standards of corporate governance to advance efficient markets and economies world-wide. Read more
Board Nominations Now Open!
The Nominations Committee is pleased to announce the call for ICGN Board nominations. As an ICGN Member, this is your chance to take part in shaping the ICGN work programme and our future direction. To access our nominations documents click on:
London Debate Highlights
Held jointly with PRI at Bloomberg, over 150 people joined ICGN to ponder the ‘neglect’ of Nomination Committees; the need for an industry code for board evaluation professionals and shareholder influence on board composition. Read Lord Paul Myners remarks and debate highlights here.
Our next ESG Integration Programme will take place in Amsterdam on 19-20 June, following our 2014 Annual Conference. The Programme has been developed for investors by investors as part of a European Commission project to help investors identify, analyse and integrate ESG information into the investment process. The course covers:
See the Amsterdam pages for more information on curriculum, programme rates, faculty and venue location.
Special Annual conference and ESG Programme package deals are available.
For information, contact Gabrielle Osei at gabrielle.osei@icgn.org.
Amsterdam Annual Conference, 16-18 June 2014
The ICGN welcomes you to Amsterdam, the birthplace of shareholder activism. Hosted by Eumedion, the conference will be opened with a keynote address from
Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Minister of Finance of the Netherlands and Eurogroup President and will be closed by Nadia Calviño, Deputy Director General for financial services in the Directorate General for Internal Market and Services in the European Commission.
Other Speakers include: Jamie Allen, ACGA, Henk Brouwer, ABP, Jean-Nicolas Caprasse, ISS, Mauro Rodrigues da Cunha, Amec, Jean-François Cirelli, GDF Suez, Paul Druckman, The Integrated Reporting Council, Stéphane Hallegatte, World Bank, Mats Isaksson, OECD, Angelien Kemna, APG Groep, Mark Kingstone, Linklaters, Nanno Kleiterp, FMO, Eloy Lindeijer, PGGM, Christine Tørklep Meisingset, Storebrand, Roderick Munsters, Robeco, Shouky Oren, Kardan, Nick Robbins, HSBC, Lucy Tusa, Mercer, Dr. Dirk A. Zetzsche, University of Liechtenstein
Find out more about the conference. Register and benefit from the early bird discount (valid until 28 February 2014)
ICGN is proud to be hosted by the Japan Exchange Group (JPX) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and endorsed by the Financial Services Agency (FSA) and Ministry of Justice (MOJ) for our first meeting in Japan in over a decade. On the agenda is Japanese Stewardship Code proposals, board independence, global and local investor collaboration and integrated reporting.
Takashi Kawamura, Chairman of the Board, Hitachi Ltd. and Yasuchika Hasegawa, Chairman of Keizai Doyukai and CEO of Takeda Pharmaceutical are the latest speakers to be confirmed for the ICGN Tokyo Conference. They join the Chairman of Mitsubishi, CFO of Sony and CEO of HOYA along with global investors including: CalPERS, TIAA-CREF, Hermes, Aberdeen AM and Legal & General. Other speakers include: Jamie Allen, ACGA, Satoshi Ando, OMRON Corporation, Scott Callon, Ichigo Asset Management, Jon Feigelson, TIAA-CREF, Sumitaka Fujita, Japan Association of CFO's, John Kay, The Kay Review, Akira Kiyota, TSE, Willam McGrew, CalPERS, Akiyoshi Oba, Tokio Marine Asset Management, Meryam Omi, Legal and General, Karin Ri, Hermes, Masaki Shizuka, TSE, Motoyuki Yufu, FSA Japanese Government
View the programme, the latest press release and register to join us
Board Nominations Now Open!
The Nominations Committee is pleased to announce the call for ICGN Board nominations. As an ICGN Member, this is your chance to take part in shaping the ICGN work programme and our future direction. To access our nominations documents click on:
Peter Montagnon Letter
Information
Candidate acceptance form
Candidate support form
Nominations deadline is Wednesday 19 March 2014. For more information, contact shazia.parviez@icgn.org
London Debate Highlights 
Held jointly with PRI at Bloomberg, over 150 people joined ICGN to ponder the ‘neglect’ of Nomination Committees; the need for an industry code for board evaluation professionals and shareholder influence on board composition. Read Lord Paul Myners remarks and debate highlights here.
ESG Integration Programme heads to Amsterdam, 19-20 June 2014 – Special packages available!
Our next ESG Integration Programme will take place in Amsterdam on 19-20 June, following our 2014 Annual Conference. The Programme has been developed for investors by investors as part of a European Commission project to help investors identify, analyse and integrate ESG information into the investment process. The course covers:- Your responsibilities as an ESG professional
- Analytical techniques and comparative valuation approaches
- Integration strategies and implementation
- Practical company engagement techniques
- Managing proxy voting and the accountability chain
See the Amsterdam pages for more information on curriculum, programme rates, faculty and venue location.
Special Annual conference and ESG Programme package deals are available.
For information, contact Gabrielle Osei at gabrielle.osei@icgn.org.
Amsterdam Annual Conference, 16-18 June 2014
The ICGN welcomes you to Amsterdam, the birthplace of shareholder activism. Hosted by Eumedion, the conference will be opened with a keynote address from Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Minister of Finance of the Netherlands and Eurogroup President and will be closed by Nadia Calviño, Deputy Director General for financial services in the Directorate General for Internal Market and Services in the European Commission.
Other Speakers include: Jamie Allen, ACGA, Henk Brouwer, ABP, Jean-Nicolas Caprasse, ISS, Mauro Rodrigues da Cunha, Amec, Jean-François Cirelli, GDF Suez, Paul Druckman, The Integrated Reporting Council, Stéphane Hallegatte, World Bank, Mats Isaksson, OECD, Angelien Kemna, APG Groep, Mark Kingstone, Linklaters, Nanno Kleiterp, FMO, Eloy Lindeijer, PGGM, Christine Tørklep Meisingset, Storebrand, Roderick Munsters, Robeco, Shouky Oren, Kardan, Nick Robbins, HSBC, Lucy Tusa, Mercer, Dr. Dirk A. Zetzsche, University of Liechtenstein
Find out more about the conference. Register and benefit from the early bird discount (valid until 28 February 2014)
ICGN Tokyo Conference, 3-4 March 2014
Takashi Kawamura, Chairman of the Board, Hitachi Ltd. and Yasuchika Hasegawa, Chairman of Keizai Doyukai and CEO of Takeda Pharmaceutical are the latest speakers to be confirmed for the ICGN Tokyo Conference. They join the Chairman of Mitsubishi, CFO of Sony and CEO of HOYA along with global investors including: CalPERS, TIAA-CREF, Hermes, Aberdeen AM and Legal & General. Other speakers include: Jamie Allen, ACGA, Satoshi Ando, OMRON Corporation, Scott Callon, Ichigo Asset Management, Jon Feigelson, TIAA-CREF, Sumitaka Fujita, Japan Association of CFO's, John Kay, The Kay Review, Akira Kiyota, TSE, Willam McGrew, CalPERS, Akiyoshi Oba, Tokio Marine Asset Management, Meryam Omi, Legal and General, Karin Ri, Hermes, Masaki Shizuka, TSE, Motoyuki Yufu, FSA Japanese Government
View the programme, the latest press release and register to join us